Open AccessMolecular genetic contributions to self-rated health
Author(s) -
Sarah E. Harris,
Saskia P. Hagenaars,
Gail Davies,
W. David Hill,
David C. Liewald,
Stuart J. Ritchie,
Riccardo E. Marioni,
Cathie Sudlow,
Joanna M. Wardlaw,
Andrew M. McIntosh,
Catharine R. Galé,
Ian J. Deary
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
international journal of epidemiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.406
H-Index - 208
eISSN - 1464-3685
pISSN - 0300-5771
DOI - 10.1093/ije/dyw219
Subject(s) - self rated health , medicine , environmental health , gerontology
Poorer self-rated health (SRH) predicts worse health outcomes, even when adjusted for objective measures of disease at time of rating. Twin studies indicate SRH has a heritability of up to 60% and that its genetic architecture may overlap with that of personality and cognition.
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